+This function has some limitations to what gets imported, for example, some status messages are likely to be skipped (see [here](https://github.com/bepaald/signalbackup-tools/issues/57#issuecomment-1329475240)). By default, messages sent by/to contacts not present in the input Android backup file will be skipped as well. To prevent this, either make sure the contacts are present in the Android backup, or add the `--importdesktopcontacts` option. In some rare cases, certain group-recipients can not be created even with this option. If you are running into this, please see [this issuecomment](https://github.com/bepaald/signalbackup-tools/issues/352#issuecomment-3651563963) for possible workarounds (and the rest of the thread for details). As of writing (2025-03-22), this option is still fairly new, but has been tested successfully a number of times. Details can be found in [this issuecomment](https://github.com/bepaald/signalbackup-tools/issues/250#issuecomment-2414052506) (and the rest of that issue thread). It may be necessary to disallow Signal access to your contacts when creating the initial backup file when using this option ([ref](https://github.com/bepaald/signalbackup-tools/issues/250#issuecomment-2858673661)).
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